New to the forums.
Background first: I'm a basketball writer that watches and edits a lot of basketball videos for articles. I'm also doing a lot of self-study right now on data analysis and coding and I have plans on getting a master's degree in the near future. I live in a SE Asian country that doesn't sell the SP3 officially.
I currently have three devices to accomplish everything I need: laptop (for editing videos, heavy writing and coding), tablet (for watching game tape when I cover games in the arena and of course as an easy media consumption device) and of course a phone.
So far, from what I read/seen (forums, reviews of all sorts of biases, videos), the Surface Pro 3 is everything I need: I can write articles on them when I'm home. I can watch game tapes on them and then easily use either VLC or OneNote to get screencaps/video snippets (for additional annotation) and once I start studying, the kickstand+notes function will be incredibly useful. It's the device I've always wanted -- a tablet that can function as a laptop (or a laptop that can function as a tablet).
I'm planning on buying a core i5, 256, 8G RAM SP3 (through a friend that's going to visit the PH in December) via the Microsoft Store.
My problems is that I live in a SE Asian country (Philippines) where MS does not sell Surface Pros (whether it's the 1,2 or 3). This is important because scouring through different SP and MS forums, I've found that the warranty will only be honored if MS officially sells the device in the country you had it serviced (even if you bought it from another country).
Additionally, the Broadwell processors are "supposedly" coming. So my questions are:
1. How durable is the SP3 as a whole? If I'm going to use the SP3, it will probably be with the warranty being almost useless (since I'd have to ship it to another country if I need it to be repaired). Read about some issues with the screen cracking near the camera and kickstands breaking when they fell opened (even if the fall was just short, ~2 ft).
2. How big will the throttling be for me (watch videos, edit videos, code, notes, running script on excel, word)?
3. Should I just wait for the other Broadwell hybrids (SP4)?
I'm looking into other hybrids and I can't find one that matches what the SP3 provides -- a real and improved tablet experience thanks to the kick stand and a compact and usable laptop on the go. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks! (Also, if I posted in the wrong forum, I'm sorry!)
Background first: I'm a basketball writer that watches and edits a lot of basketball videos for articles. I'm also doing a lot of self-study right now on data analysis and coding and I have plans on getting a master's degree in the near future. I live in a SE Asian country that doesn't sell the SP3 officially.
I currently have three devices to accomplish everything I need: laptop (for editing videos, heavy writing and coding), tablet (for watching game tape when I cover games in the arena and of course as an easy media consumption device) and of course a phone.
So far, from what I read/seen (forums, reviews of all sorts of biases, videos), the Surface Pro 3 is everything I need: I can write articles on them when I'm home. I can watch game tapes on them and then easily use either VLC or OneNote to get screencaps/video snippets (for additional annotation) and once I start studying, the kickstand+notes function will be incredibly useful. It's the device I've always wanted -- a tablet that can function as a laptop (or a laptop that can function as a tablet).
I'm planning on buying a core i5, 256, 8G RAM SP3 (through a friend that's going to visit the PH in December) via the Microsoft Store.
My problems is that I live in a SE Asian country (Philippines) where MS does not sell Surface Pros (whether it's the 1,2 or 3). This is important because scouring through different SP and MS forums, I've found that the warranty will only be honored if MS officially sells the device in the country you had it serviced (even if you bought it from another country).
Additionally, the Broadwell processors are "supposedly" coming. So my questions are:
1. How durable is the SP3 as a whole? If I'm going to use the SP3, it will probably be with the warranty being almost useless (since I'd have to ship it to another country if I need it to be repaired). Read about some issues with the screen cracking near the camera and kickstands breaking when they fell opened (even if the fall was just short, ~2 ft).
2. How big will the throttling be for me (watch videos, edit videos, code, notes, running script on excel, word)?
3. Should I just wait for the other Broadwell hybrids (SP4)?
I'm looking into other hybrids and I can't find one that matches what the SP3 provides -- a real and improved tablet experience thanks to the kick stand and a compact and usable laptop on the go. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks! (Also, if I posted in the wrong forum, I'm sorry!)